Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-03

by saying that he will not oppose the zen
eral next fall if he shall fnd that by MS
opposition he will be opposing the repuoll-
can marty. 1t was stated in this cores
nondence months ago that judging by the
wav Virginia republicans who came here
talked. most of the republican opposition TO
Malone will be dissipated by next fall; ana
from the way ex Governor Lewis, recently
one of the Generals most strenuous oppo-
nents now expresses himself, and from other
evidenca to the same effect, that prophecy
seems likely to be fulfilled. Some OF them,
to be sure, still denounce BIN in secret, and
say his premature Dragging has defeated
many of the Virginia bills that otherwise
would have gone through the House; but
openly they all say, with Mr.. John Wise'
"Master lead on, we'll follow thee"
A bill relating to certain lands in Wash
ineton Territory was killed in the House to-
day by Mr.. Daniel Mr.. Voorhees,, the
delegate from Washington Territory, had
succeeded in getting the bill up, several
members who had objected having been IN
duced by his personal appeals to Withdraw
their objections, and everything was gong
along smoothly when Mr.. Daniel asked II
the bill did not recognize woman suffrage
MIR. Voorhees, said it did, but that though he
was in favor of such suffrage the bill did not
make Congress indorse it. That brought
out q storm Of objections from all parts Of
the House. and the bill was lost. But LOT
Mr.. Daniels question it would nave passed..
Mr.Hopkins, representative elect from the
Lyuchburg district in Virginia, was on the
floor of the House yesterday. While there
an ex.member remarked to him he supposed
he was catching the proceedings with great
interest. He replied, mo, am not but IL
would be otherwise if / were ut prayer or
q camp meeting, where could enter into
the prevailing spiriI" A Virginia member
hearing of the remark, and thinking Mr.
Hopkins vas joking when he made IL, II
talking with him subsequently alluded TO II
| laughinely, and was rather nonplussed Wher
| Mr.. Hopkins, with q very grave cast o
countenance, told him he meant what ht
had said.
The Senate last night passed the bill for
memorial bridge across the Potomac at Ar
| lington. 1t is too late in The session for thu
House to pass it. People from Alexandra
county here to-day say that when such {
bridge shall be erected their county viii
make fine driving road from its south enc
to Alexandria. Such road would attrac
a good deal of the pleasure driving of this
city, and would tend in no email degree II
increase the value OF Alexandria property.
In the House to day Mr.. Tucker succeed
ed in having his bill passed Ia authorize
claimants against the government to bring
suits for their claims III L. 5. courts, instead
OF presenting them 10 Congress.
Trotter, the newly appointed colored recorder
of deeds of this city was for eighteen years 4 re
| publican oiliceholder in Boston.
Among the railroad men in attendance upoi
| the annual meeting of the Southern railroad ant
steamboat association now in session here ar
Messrs bandolph and Slaughter, of the Richmon'
and Danville system. The former when aske'
| this morning about the repor ed removal of tn
offices of the company back 10 Virginia, replied
that if they were to be removed it was more thar
| he knew.
Mr. Blodgctt, the newly elected democratic U
S. Senator from New Jersey, is said by Represent
alive McAdoo, from that State. to be free trader
and utterly opposed to the Presidents civil ser
vice reform policy.
As anticipated in this correspondence severa
days ago, the Senate in executive session las
night confirmed Mr.. Benedict as public printer
notwithstanding the fact that the printing com
mittec had reported adversely i'll his case.